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Blog Posts in October 2008

During the 1st annual PRC conference that took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mike Cantrell, Holly Spence and Jen Poulin took a break from the action and happily demonstrated their ability to squat! We are so proud of them on so many levels…especially Level 5!!

"System Integrational Dilemmas" was the title of the presentation Ron Hruska gave to the PRC therapists this past weekend. Over the next few days, I will share with you topics highlighted during this presentation.

To help you better understand the information presented in this talk you should appreciate the difference between a system and a dilemma:

System – The human body regarded as a functional physiological unit

Dilemma – A situation that requires a choice between options, usually equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive

Most PRI dilemmas are reduced or resolved (albeit temporarily) by:

1. Not approaching the dilemma as ‘head on feet’ or ‘feet influences on head’ issues.
2. Focusing more on frontal plane muscle that is not integrating with it’s ‘family’.
3. Co-contracting left IO’s and TA’s during inhalation in a lumbar-thoracic flexion state.
4. Facilitating ‘Left Stance in Right AF IR Position from the Right AIC Pattern’ or by delaying ‘Left Stance in Left AF IR Position from the Left AIC Pattern’ (see previous Techniques of the Week).
5. Reinforcing proprioceptive and mechanoreceptor ‘feel’ and movement of right apical expansion in a left thoracic abducted state.

Stay tuned to learn the other five reasons PRI dilemmas are reduced or resolved…

If you caught yesterday’s blog…here are the other five reasons PRI dilemmas are reduced or resolved:

6. Leading with left hand and right leg to encourage right arm extension (right thoracic rotation).
7. Achieving a reverse squat from a PRI level 4 Squat Test.
8. Occasionally focusing on a target with left eye during upright (standing or seated) diaphragmatic breathing.
9. Keeping tongue up with right upper extremity demands.
10. Walking counterclockwise periodically throughout the day with calcaneal stabilization footwear and mid arch contact.

If you are registered to attend the Cervical Cranio Mandibular Restoration course in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 15-16...book your hotel reservations now! The hotel room block will end this Friday the 31st! To contact Chase Suites, click here! To receive our discounted rate, ask for Roxanne! See you in November!

We recently re-opened two courses that we’re previously listed as “full”. Our Impingement & Instability course this weekend in Minneapolis now has one opening. Also, our Advanced Integration course scheduled for December 4-7 has 6 openings. Please register at your earliest convenience as space is limited. We hope to see you soon! Thanks.

“These activities are activities I would give for individuals with left rib flairs, someone who has the inability to achieve a left ZOA, for swallowing dysfunction, for PEC patients, for left unilateral neglect, for right upper trap tension and for someone who has an overactive right quadratus lumborum.”

Stay tuned for tommorrow’s question…What are your favorite activities to isolate the left abdominals and inhibit the hip flexors?

Check out the latest case report written by James Anderson, MPT, PRC and the staff at The Rejuvenation Center! This case report discusses the treatment of left forearm pain using only PRI techniques. “By addressing the postural asymmetries across his rib cage we restored proper biomechanical position and relationships between the rib cage, scapulas, and upper extremities”. To access this case report, click here!